Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
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| Full name | Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | ||
| Position(s) | Defence | ||
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Current team |
Saba Battery | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2006 | |||
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (Persian: سهراب بختيارى زاده , born September 11, 1972 in Noor Abad, Iran) is an Iranian football (soccer) player currently playing for Saba Battery club as well as Iran national team.
After enjoying success with Esteghlal FC, where he had originally joined from after playing for Khuzestani clubs, he elected to play professionally in Turkish league. The move was far from successful and Sohrab left this club in controversial circumstances.
He returned to Esteghlal soon after. His lack of playing time caused him to be transferred to Foolad. After an impressive season there he moved to Saba Battery. Bakhtiarizadeh was rejuvenated at Saba Battery , where a right mixture of older hands and young prospects ensured that this young team win its first trophy in a relatively short life span. Along with the likes of Ali Daei and Mohammad Navazi, Sohrab won the Hazfi Cup in 2004/05 season and hence qualified for the Asian Champions League.
He continued his powerful performance at the heart of Saba defense and did his reputation no harm by scoring goals at set pieces. His brilliant performance in the 2005-06 season was rewarded by a recall to duty after a three-year absence from Team Melli. He appeared in two of Iran's games in World Cup 2006, starting against Angola and scoring Iran's only goal in the game.
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